PAGE SIX
SECTION ONE
"GRASSES AND LEGUMES WILL KEEP US 41
OUT OF MR. MCGREGOR'S CABBAGE PATCH)* )
j SOI CONSERVAIBHiiWS
( By JAMES H. GRIFFIN. Soil Cowerstt&mist t
Chowan County Supervisors ,■
are again sponsoring the Con
servation Poster Contest. This
contest is for students in the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades
in Edenton and Chowan schools.
Posters will be on the conser
vation of our natural resources.
Any coloring material available
to students may be used. Pic
tures or other materials may
be mounted on the posters. Size
of poster will be standardized
at 14 inches by 22 inches.
Judging will be 50 points on;
how the conservation idea is
presented. 25 Doints on original!-!
ty, 15 points on artistic ability
and 10 points on neatness.
All posters must be prepared
from March 1 through March 31.
County contest will be held
about April 1.
Chowan Countv district su
pervisors w: 1 give cash prizes
for first and second nlact poster
in each of the three grades.
Prize winning posters will bej
entered in the Soil Conservation
District Contest at Elizabeth
City in April. Posters from |
the five counties in the SCD
will compete. The district con- 1
test is soonsored by the Eliza- j
beth City Chamber of Com-1
merce. Prizes will be given by
them for first and second places
in each of the grades. Last
year trophies were given the
winners by the Elizabeth City ]
Chamber of Commerce.
Coastal I-ermuda Grass
Coastal Bermuda Grass sto-l
lons (roots) art available again'
this year. An announcement of
this has just been received at
the Work Unit Office. Price is'
35 cents per cubic foot in bulk
at farm (FOB.) If stolons are'
going to be set it will take 20 j
cubic feet. If stolons are to be
broadcast, it will require about |
40 cubic feet. For further in- j
formation, contact the Work'
Unit Conservationist.
Bahia Grass
Bahia grass seed are available
in Edenton. Tnis grass is used [
for both sandy 'and »as:ure and j
can be used for both hoes and i
cattle. Milton and Marvin Ev- 1
ans at Bandon have good plant- j
ings of this grass. Clvde Bunch, j
on Chowan River Road, has a j
ten-year-old planting of Bahia 1
grass.
ATTENTION FARMERS
* Ik M F° r An Earlv Cash Income Plant
Ml SPRING VEGETABLES
i • ON SOME OF THOSE ACRES NOT ALLOTTED -—'!
Kflß-V TO PEANUTS, COTTON OR TOBACCO.
hSi,' For Types and Variety of Vegetables to
Plant to Get the Most Income . . . Contact
J. Hardy Brown, Manager
» FARM FRESH FOOIS. Ik. Jfe j
GATESVILLE, N. C, I
Office Hours 8:30-2:30 Telephone 3011 W 1
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- Ttme to seed it is March asset
j April. If interested in this type
!cf pasture contact the local
Work Unit Conservataoniss.
Wildlife Conservation
SCS Biologist Ray Snsstfe and
Dwight Rivers. Biologist with
N. C. Wildlife Cosnsmissinn. as
sisted Earl White, fawn mana
ger. plan wildlife conservation
practices in the new conserva
tion farm plan beams prepared
on the Hayes farm of Gilltaat
Wood's.
j Mr. Wiod os interested an nn-
I creasing the quail population «wt
; his farm. Border ■ food strips
were planned and recommenda
tions; to improve old plantings
werp made. Mr. Smith found
that food was available.. He
pointed out that cover and nest
ing ant as were not available.
More cover was planned on alt
strips. Sericea lespedeaa and
fescue strips went- planned for
cover and erosion control
| N. C. Wildlife Conum iss**>m
furnishes seed and plants free to
farmers to provide wiMlite food
i plantings. If vow have an i»-
terest in using this maternal.
I please make your applications
| immediately. See Willie Jnv-,
i nt-r, Tyner. N, C. or come fey]
the local SCS office. Materials!
, furnished include shrtab lespeH
deza. annual lesnedeza. sericea
I lespedtza, multiflora rose and
! annual seed mixtures. {
! Che wan County Supervisors
Meeting
Chairman L. C. Bunch has
: called a meeting off Chowan
j County Supervisors for “::30
P. M.. Wednesday niehh Febru-I
; arc 1? at the SCS off ce in
■ Edenton. The mublic is invited*
:to attend. Several business;
j i’ems will be taken up. Among!
them are applications for plan-j
! n ng assistance for prewiring soil.
| and water conservation farm]
' plans, new applications to be-!
i come district co.vocra:xrs artdj
j assistance- in 'applying sail and I
i water practices.
!
BPW MEETS TONIGHT
The Edenton Business and
; Professional Woman's Club will
I meet tonight (Thursday! at S
o'clock at the Edenton Restaw
tani. Mrs. Alice Tw ddv. presi
dent. all members to at
tend.
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By FUETCMEM F. LASSITER
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| Fletcher F. Lassiter, County!
Negro Agricultural Agent, and!
; James Coston from the Center]
1 Hill Owwiwty attended the!
S Tractor Maintenance Workshop
for 4-H Club leaders and County
; Agents at A. and T. College
conducted in Greeasbero, Febru
ary 9th through the ilth.
This workshop was conducted
hy Mr. J. C Ferguson and J.
W. Glover, Extension Agricul
tural Engineers from State Col
lege. The workshop included
I discussions and demonstrations 1
on tractor safety, lubrication, the ;
j ignition system, fuel economy !
J and the overall job involved in
getting the most use from the]
' farm tractor.
The discussion on farm tractor
safety pointed out some of the ]
following Do’s and Don’t if ob- ’
served while operating your;
farm tractor this year will help!
keep down the increasing num
ber of farm accidents caused by]
farm tractors.
Do'*—
1. Drive slowly when operat
ing on hillsides and watch for]
holes and ditches which can;
cause the tractor to overturn.
2. Keep the tractor in gear
when driving down steep grades.
X. Engage the clutch slowly
when driving out of a ditch or
up a steep hill to prevent over
turning. Back tractor out of
soft ground or deep holes.
4. When hitching your tractor
1 to a heavy load, always use the
■ drawbar: do not take up slack !
‘ in the chain with a jerk.
5. Reduce speed before apply
-1 - img brakes or making a turn.!
Drive slowly over rough ground.
6 When driving on the higb
; way. be sure both wheel brakes
are applied if an emergency stop]
- is made.
T, When driving at night on?
: highways, use warning lamps on 1
tractor and drawn implements, j
6. Be sure the gear shift leverj
! l is in neutral before starting the!
engine.
9. Shut off the engine while
: refueling.
Dan'i's
, ! 1 * J
I Never drive too dose to
the edge of a ditch or creek.
Z Don’t permit passengers to
, rude on your tractor,
f X Never ride on the drawbar
of your tractor. Don’t get off
your tractor while it is mov
t img
4. Do not refuel if engine isj
i still extremely hot.
ft XDo not allow sparks or open
fUrrns in vicinity while refuel-]
• l in*.
;1 ft Never stand between trac
|tar and implement when hitch
lung Use a hook or blocks to
hold the drawbar.
T- Do not remove or put on;
i, belts while the pulley is mov-j
| X Never remove radiator capi
i while the cooling water is boil-1
: teg. Never fill the radiator, if]
the engine is over-heated.
i 9. Do not od, grease or ad-j
just your tractor while it isj
(moving.
10. Never ooerate a tractor en-i
g-ne in a dosed garage or shed.
| In addition to discussing the ]
workshop with the Senior 4-H j
j Clubs during their February j
j meetings. James will assist 4-H
[ Club bo>-s with their tractor pro
jects.
Too many people are think
ing of security instead of oppor
tunity. They seem more afraid
of life than death.
—James F. Byrnes.
f» cam» houojx morrow. worm cjukxjwjl tbumda* febrpaby is. ism.
Local Draft Board
Seeking Addresses
I Augustus Bunch, Raymond Mor
rison, James Douglas Elliott,
Herman Colltdge Wheeler, James
Micelle, Harrv Augustus Has
sell. Ernest Roland Ward, Carl
Bertram Cease. Jr., Mack Rog
ers*. Cecal Pierce, John Ran
kin. Morgan Lee Hudson. James
Wells Taylor. Bishop Gregory,
William Dell on Baker, Mack
Joshua Copeland. Ernest Drew,
Haaar Lee Jordan. Clyde Babb,
Jr., Louts Ernest Williams, Wil
lie Edward Nixon. Charles:
Wood Baker. Jr, Willie Edward)
I' Nixon, Curtis Buffard, Lewis
Albert White, Thomas Elgin
Jackson, Jr, James Edward Sut
ton. Oliver Lee Brown, Robert
: Elmer Schulz. William Roose
velt Alexander, Forrest Ray
1 Byrum, Smith Paul Bennett,
i William Edward Spruill. Robert
Tvesett Williams. James Lee
! Holley. Hanford Branton Briggs.
! Ellen Warren Whitaker.
Mail addressed to these men
,at their last known address has
.been returned by the Post Of
j fice Department not delivered..
i These men are advised to con-1
itact this board or either go to.
j the nearest local board and fill
out SSS Form No.. 127, Current
Information Questionnaire, to be
forwarded to this board. Any
friends or relatives of these men
who know their present address
are requested to contact this
board.
William S. Elliott. Sr, chair
man of Local Board No. 21,
states, "All men born after Aug
ust 30, 1922, are required to be
registered with the Selective
Service System and required by
law to keep their board inform- 1
ed at all times their correct ad
dress and to give information on
all forms forwarded to them and
returned within ten days. The
fact that a registrant has com-
I pleted his military obligations or
)is too old for or deferred from
1 active military duty does not re
] lieve him of other obligations
| under the Selective Service *
;System. Only men serving on!
| active duty in the armed forces]
are relieved of such duties until
they are released from active
service..'"
The chairman urges these
men to avoid further inconveni
ence to the board or to them
selves in locating them.
Important Plant
Omitted In Story
Continued from Page L Section 1
| still other improvements are 1
planned to be made,
i Aside from Mr. Hollowed as
president. Thomas Holden is vice
president and Robert Spivey is
secretary-treasurer.
POEM BY MISS CAROLYN
PERKINS AGAIN PUBLISHED
Miss Carolyn Perkins; a for
, mer student of John A. Holmes
! High School, long admired by
jher fellow students for her po
etical ability, is having one of
j her poems published again,
j Her poem "Freedom'* first ap
] pea red in “Young America
’ Sings" by the National High
' School Poetry Association and
] later appeared in “Songs of
j Youth” by the American Poetry
i Association. In the next edi
i tion of "Young America Sings”
her poem “Summertime” was
published by the National High
1 School Poetry Association.
Now again Carolyn’s poem
“Freedom” has been chosen one
of 60,000 poems to be published
wi “Voice of America” by the
i National Poetry Association.
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Meeting Is Called fTo
Consider Program In
’Regard Aged People
Mrs. Eugenia Babylon, chair
man of a Chowan County com
mittee cooperating with the Gov
ernor's coordinating committee
on aging, has called a meeting
for Monday, February 22, at
8:30 P. M, to be held at the
Municipal Building.
Residents of the town and
county will be welcomed at
this meeting and it js hoped a
great many will be present
At this meeting it k expected
• that the framework for the es
j tabiishing of a definite program
for our senior citizens will be
set up. The committee is solicit
ing ideas add fromt
the entire community t how it j
can be most useful in ..the .set-1
ting up of thet program. Jjt Ist
believed that within the county i
there are a.great many, people]
with experience arid skills which]
could be used, for the benefit oil
our senior citizens and the com- 1
mittee hopfes to tap this reser
voir of skills and experience.
A statewide Ckrverncjr’s Con
ference will be held July 27-29,
1 1960, to consider the progress
being made and to -coordinate
plans and program throughout
the state. In addition, it is hop
ed at this conference that a
basis of a report can be started
which will be discussed at the
President’s White House Confer
ence to be held in January,
1961.
Robert C. White In
German Maneuvers
Army Pfc. Robert C. White,
son of Mr, and Mrs. Watson B.
White of Edenton, participated
with other personnel from the
3d Armored Division in Exer
cise Winter Shield at the Graf
enwohr-Hohenfels training area
in southern Germany Febru
ary 1-7.
Winter Shield, an annual Sev
enth Army maneuver, provided
realistic training under simu
lated combat conditions for the
I 60,000 participating troops.
White is a survey computer
(in Battery B of the division’s
6th Artillery. He entered the
Army in March, 1958, and ar
rived overseas the following No
vember. «
A 1951 graduate of John A.
Holmes Hv;h School, White at
tended Wake Forest College.
S fc L CLOSED MONDAY
Edenton Savings & Loan As-,
sociation will be closed. Monday
of next week, FebruaiV 22, to
observe George Washington’s'
birthday, a national holiday.
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] fie deaths through 10 A. M,j
. Monday, February 15, 1960 is
as follows:
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Firemen Answer 6
Alarms In January
Fire Chief W. J. Yates re
ports that during January Eden
ton firemen answered six fire
alarms, one in Edenton and five
ijn the county. For the Edenton
{fire firemen were out one hour
j and’3o minutes, while the rural 1
{fires -.required 5 hours and 45
minutes. They were on the ajr
|ip ’ seconds in Edenton and a
{minute artd 10 seconds out of
* town.
j Firemen traveled one mile for
the . Edenton fire and 71 miles
out! of town. They laid 600 feet
of hose in Edenton and .450 feet
out of town. A ladder was rais
ed 36 feet in Edenton, but none
out, of town.
For the Edenton fire 14 vol
< unteer firemen responded and
100, for the rural fires.
Property involved in Edenton
was estimated at $3,500 and $7,-'
500 out of town. Damage in
Edenton was S3OO and $3,000 out
of town. ■ Insurance in Edenton
was $1,500 and SSOO out of town.
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for proven OIL HEATING SATISFACTION
heating oil
COASTLAND OIL CO.
Distributors of Gulf Oil Products
PHONE 3411
DICK DIXON, Manager Edenton, N. C.
The firemen during the month I
held one fire drill and answered!
two still alarms.
> Telephone Now
I At Local Library
| Continued from Page 1, Section 1
! bringing them into the library.
In the case of reference ques
tions it may bp necessary at
times for the librarian to take
down the question and call back
the patron for some necessitate
time consuming research. The
telephone will be a big asset to
library service and will mean a
great deal to the library and to
patrons.
L.brary hours for Shepard-
Pruden' Library are as follows:
I Monday through Friday, 9:30 to
12 A. M. and 2:30 to 5:30 P. M.
Monday and Thursday nights
from 7:30 to 8:30 o’clock and
Saturday morning from 9:30 to
12 o’clock.
Brown-Carver Library: Mon
day through Friday from 4 to 8
P. M.
It is with deep regret mat the
Pettigrew Regional Library re
ports an injury to Miss Marian
Robertson, sustained on the
white bookmobile on February
8 in Tyrrell County. Miss Rob
ertson is in Chowan County
Hospital and will be there some
' time. She joined the staff Oc
tober 1, 1959, as assistant in
charge of extension. It was a
most unfortunate accident with
no one responsible for it.
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I ErrteSt Leary Trying
For Representative i
ContimfeJ from Pag* 1. Sactfen I
1911. He returned to the Uni
versity.'of North Carolina in 1912
and Studied law. >j
Mr. Leary was licensed to
practice law in 1912 by the Su
preme Court of North CaroSina,
by the Supreme Court of Ap
peals of Virginia in 1915 by
: the Supreme Court of the Unif
i ed States in 1916, by the Su
( preme Court and Court of Ap
i peals, of the District of Colum- .
i bia in 1921, by the Supreme
i Court of Utah and Montana in
1925. ... ..
He practiced law for nine
years and had a minor legal po
sition L m the Internal Revenue
Service and Veterans Admini
stration for a total of 27 ye&rs. •
'He is a member of the North
Carolina State Bar. He also at- '
tended Pack & Pace Institute of
Accounting in the District of Co- ”
lumbia ' for three years. Mr.
Leary is a Mason and Shriner, a
veteran of World War I and a
member of the American Legion.
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